VISITING FATIMAH {s.a}, DAUGHTER OF THE PROPHET ﷺ (PEACE BE UPON HER AND UPON HER FATHER ﷺ, HUSBAND , AND SONS ) The compiler of this book—may Allah (swt) have mercy on him—stated: There are differing narrations regarding the burial place of Fatimah, the Lady of the Worlds, peace be upon her. Some narrations state that she was buried in al-Baqi‘. Others suggest that she was buried between the Prophet’s grave and his pulpit, and that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: “What is between my grave and my pulpit is a garden from the gardens of Paradise” because her grave lies between the two. Another set of narrations claims that she was buried in her house. When the Umayyads expanded the mosque, her burial site became part of the mosque. This last opinion is the one I consider to be correct. When I performed Hajj to the Sacred House of Allah (swt), my return journey took me to Madinah through the grace of Allah (swt), the Exalted. After completing my visitation to the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, I went to the house of Fatimah, peace be upon her. It lies from the column near the entrance through the Gate of Archangel Jibril extending to the rear of the sacred enclosure that houses the grave of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family. I stood near the enclosure, to its left side, with my back facing the Qiblah and my face directed towards her resting place. I performed this while in a state of ritual purification and recited: "Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Messenger of Allah (swt). Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Prophet of Allah (swt). Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Beloved of Allah (swt). Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Friend of Allah (swt). Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Chosen of Allah (swt). Peace be upon you, O daughter of the Trustworthy of Allah (swt). Peace be upon you, O daughter of the best of Allah’s (swt) creation. Peace be upon you, O daughter of the most excellent of Allah’s (swt) Prophets, Messengers, and Angels. Peace be upon you, O daughter of the best of creation. Peace be upon you, O Mistress of the women of the worlds, from the first to the last. Peace be upon you, O wife of the Friend of Allah (swt) and the best of creation after the Messenger of Allah (swt). Peace be upon you, O mother of Hasan and Husayn, the chiefs of the youth of Paradise. Peace be upon you, O truthful martyr. Peace be upon you, O content and satisfied one. Peace be upon you, O virtuous and pure one. Peace be upon you, O heavenly human. Peace be upon you, O pious and pure one. Peace be upon you, O learned and inspired one. Peace be upon you, O oppressed and usurped one. Peace be upon you, O persecuted and subdued one. Peace be upon you, O Fatimah, daughter of the Messenger of Allah (swt). May the mercy and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon you." "Peace and blessings of Allah (swt) be upon you, upon your soul, and upon your body. I testify that you departed this world upon clear guidance from your Lord (azj). Verily, whoever pleases you has pleased the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family; whoever distances themselves from you has distanced themselves from the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family; whoever harms you has harmed the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family; whoever connects with you has connected with the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family; and whoever severs ties with you has severed ties with the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family. For you are a part of him, his very essence, as he, peace and blessings be upon him, has said, 'You are his soul which resides between his sides.' I call upon Allah (swt), His messengers, and His angels as witnesses that I am pleased with those whom you are pleased with, I am displeased with those whom you are displeased with, I disassociate myself from those from whom you have disassociated yourself, I maintain loyalty to those whom you have allied with, I oppose those whom you oppose, I detest those whom you detest, and I love those whom you love. And Allah (swt) suffices as a Witness, Reckoner, and Rewarder." "O Allah (swt), bless and send peace upon Your servant and Messenger Muhammad, the Seal of the Prophets and the best of all creation. Bless the Successor, Ali ibn Abi Talib, the Commander of the Faithful, the leader of the Muslims, and the best of successors. Bless Fatimah, daughter of Muhammad, the mistress of the women of the worlds. Bless the two leaders of the youth of Paradise, Hasan and Husayn. Bless Ali ibn Husayn, the adornment of worshippers. Bless Muhammad ibn Ali, the expositor of the knowledge of the Prophets. Bless Ja'far ibn Muhammad, the truthful about Allah (swt). Bless Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim, who restrained anger for Allah (swt). Bless Ali ibn Musa, the contented. Bless Muhammad ibn Ali, the pious. Bless Ali ibn Muhammad, the pure. Bless Hasan ibn Ali, the righteous. And bless the Hujjah (the Proof), the Awaited, son of Hasan ibn Ali. O Allah (swt), give life to the earth with justice through him and destroy tyranny through him. Adorn the earth with the extension of his reign and manifest Your religion and the Sunnah of Your Prophet through him so that no aspect of the truth remains concealed out of fear of any of Your creation. Include us among his supporters, followers, and those accepted among his allies, O Lord (azj) of the worlds. O Allah (swt), bless Muhammad and his household, whom You have purified and removed all impurity from thoroughly.